This Could Be the Start of Something Big - Steve Allen and Co.

[Tomconroy]

Shot all in one take! And OMG! Look who shows up at the end!
Of course Steve wrote the song.

[The Blue Flower]

1. Steve Allen was a genius

Does anyone remember his show "Meeting of Minds"? Every week he'd do a round table discussion among actors playing historic giants like daVinci, Einstein, Edison, Queen Elizabeth I. He also wrote many books and was the first to talk about "the dumbing down of America.
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[dameatball]

2. I remember it. Great show and concept.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. Six years to the day before the Beatles' appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"

Just imagine how many crewmembers were required to move the cables connecting the video cameras to the control room out of the way.

Whew!

[Peregrine Took]

4. Loved Steve Allen - first of the late night show hosts. Brilliant and funny. n/t

[JohnnyRingo]

5. I'll guess they recorded it in a studio.

There were no wireless mics in those days the sound is too perfect.
Then the camera followed them through the bit as they lip-synced along to a recording. The recording was dubbed in post.

A mean feat in one take. kudos.